Table 1. Detailed
list of major cDNA clone groups obtained from polyA-modified RNA and
amplified using RT-PCR and PCR as depicted in Figure 1. Clone groups
are categorized based on type of rRNA and by (sub-)phylum. For each
(sub-)phylum designated clone group, descriptive information is shown
as the total number of clones contained in that (sub-)phylum category.
For each individual clone group within the (sub-)phylum category,
the number of clones is shown along with the GenBank accession number
of a representative clone(s), the total number of clones, the range
of sequence identity scores relative to the nearest phylogenetic neighbors
for all clones in that group, and the genus/organism represented.
Clones corresponding to prokaryotic organisms are listed first, followed
by eukaryotic organisms, and then chloroplasts.

* Most 23S rRNA cDNA clones were detected by dot blot
screening of clones probing with a labeled oligonucleotide probe specific
for Acetobacter 23S rDNA. However, the Acetobacter-like identity was
verified by sequence analysis with a random sample (20%) of these
clones.